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The Division of Terrestrial Ecosystem Research aims to advance the fundamental understanding of how soil microorganisms and plants respond to and in turn shape their abiotic and biotic environment, and what consequences these interactions have for the functioning of the Earth’s ecosystems.
Researchers at TER address pressing environmental issues, such as the impact of climate change on ecosystem functioning and the role of soils in the global carbon cycle and in food security.
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Rojas-Pinzon PA, Prommer J, Sedlacek CJ, Sandén T, Spiegel H, Pjevac P et al. Inhibition profile of three biological nitrification inhibitors and their response to soil pH modification in two contrasting soils. FEMS microbiology ecology. 2024 Jun 1;100(6):fiae072. Epub 2024 May 3. doi: 10.1093/femsec/fiae072
Schmider T, Hestnes AG, Brzykcy J, Schmidt H, Schintlmeister A, Roller BRK et al. Physiological basis for atmospheric methane oxidation and methanotrophic growth on air. Nature Communications. 2024 Dec;15(1):4151. Epub 2024 May 16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-48197-1
Yang L, Canarini A, Zhang W, Lang M, Chen Y, Cui Z et al. Microbial life-history strategies mediate microbial carbon pump efficacy in response to N management depending on stoichiometry of microbial demand. Global Change Biology. 2024 May 14;30(5):e17311. doi: 10.1111/gcb.17311
Söllinger A, Ahlers LS, Dahl MB, Sigurðsson P, Le Noir de Carlan C, Bhattarai B et al. Microorganisms in subarctic soils are depleted of ribosomes under short-, medium-, and long-term warming. The ISME Journal. 2024 May 9;18(1):wrae081. Epub 2024 May 9. doi: 10.1093/ismejo/wrae081
Paces B, Wanek W, Voigt C, Schirmer S, Leidinger P, Schulze C. Trophic position determines the persistence of neotropical understory birds after forest disturbance. Ecology and Evolution. 2024 May;14(5):e11370. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11370